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gnathonic

/nəˈθɒnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gnathon-ic
IPA
/nəˈθɒnɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deceitful and flattering; toadying.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gnathōnicus, from Gnathō (genitive Gnathōnis), name of a parasitical character in the Eunuchus of Terence. Gnathō is from Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), used in the genitive γνάθου (gnáthou, “of a jaw”) to mean “greedy”; hence, a parasite in general.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γνάθος

Usage

Inflected Forms

more gnathonic (comparative) most gnathonic (superlative) gnathonical (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gnathonic?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈθɒnɪk/.
What does gnathonic mean?
Deceitful and flattering; toadying.
Where does gnathonic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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